E. W. TOWNSEND (Strawberry Specialist) 15 
SHERMAN 
Sherman 
SHERMAN—A new perfect flowering va- 
riety that we are offering to our customers 
for the first time this season. With us it 
ripens medium late, is large in size, color 
very dark red from outside to center; has a 
rich aromatic flavor, and after it has been 
picked a few days and laid away it has almost 
as much smell as a shrub. In appearance the 
berry greatly resembles the Marshall, has that 
fine, glossy appearance that has always been 
admired in the Marshall. The Sherman is 
only moderately productive, but every berry 
is a shining beauty, and when its other good 
qualities are considered I do not think there 
will be any fault found with this new variety, 
and honestly believe that it will become a 
standard in a short time and will be known 
from one coast to the other. We only have 
a few plants to offer this season in 100 lots, 
and will cheerfully refund the price to anyone 
not pleased with it who is looking for a home 
variety of the very best quality. We have 
hundreds of customers in all parts of the 
country who are just looking for this kind or 
a variety, and we are frank to admit that we 
are proud of our find in this, our newest 
seedling. 
Townsend’s Late 
TOWNSEND’S LATE (Champion). This 
is one of my very best money makers. Asa 
late variety it has now been tried in a great 
number of States and has proven profitable in 
every direction. Season comes in just ahead 
of the Gandy and other late varieties, is a 
strong, hardy grower, making plenty of 
strong, deep-rooted plants. Will stand more 
dry weather than any late variety I know of. 
Fruit large to very large, round, uniform in 
tips, flavor fine, very mild. Is considered 
one of the very best varieties for family use 
and as a commercial variety I know of noth- 
size, color deep red to the center, no green 
ing better. Only this week a large grower of 
strawberries from Bridgeville, Del., called on 
me in quest of these plants, and after looking 
over my fields placed an order for 50,000 
Townsend’s Late. He informed me that the 
past season at Bridgeville, Del. (which is the 
largest shipping point for strawberries in the 
country) that he had seen them sell for 
twelve cents per quart when other late va- 
rieties such as Gandy were only selling for 
seven and eight cents. A letter from Pedrick- 
town, N. J., from one of my customers states 
that their profits were $750.00 per acre from 
the Townsend’s Late, which was by far more 
than the average variety paid. The past sea- 
son we sold every plant of Townsend’s Late 
we had growing and we had a good supply. 
It has never been widely advertised, and par- 
ties came to our nursery and bought us out 
of plants—those who had seen the fruit the 
season before. We have upwards of 1,000,- 
000 of the Townsend plants but do not expect 
to be able to supply the wants; better get 
orders in early. 
ST. LOUIS (Per).—A good early sort for 
home market or northern parts of the 
United States. A free plant maker with ex- 
tra long root system and stands the drouth 
well. A sure cropper. Fruit light scarlet, size 
extra large, but not firm enough for a ship- 
ping berry only to close markets. Very pre- 
ductive, 
